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Every spring, I cut fragrant lilac stems from the two bushes flanking my front gate and set them in a vase indoors, where their fragrance perfumes the entire...

Scientists call for urban areas to be tested for contaminants and potentially cleaned before wildflowers are planted

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During the pandemic, Rachel Nafis worked as an ER nurse. Burned out, she turned to flower farming and learned that being a florist is about more than just flowers.

From desserts to side dishes, the nutritious vegetable powerhouse won't let you down. And it's easy to grow, too.

Yes, you still want bees, but wasps bring their own talents to the garden.

The author of "Raft of Stars" returns with a family drama about a schoolteacher's scheme to save his marriage by buying a run-down rafting company and uprooting his family to Wisconsin's Northwoods.

Entomologist Doug Tallamy explains how doing so can help insects and birds

Professional forager Dave Odd confidently declared he could start a Sunday tour at Wilson Skate Park by identifying five edible plants right underneath his feet. Taking a step forward, he pointed to a dandelion and called it "the most obvious" edible plant.

Last year around Christmas, I wrote an article about mistletoe, a not-very-poisonous plant associated with the holiday. I am fascinated that so many plants related to the holiday have toxic elements. I've included a couple of highly poisonous plants, belladonna, and hemlock, that appear in some of the greatest literary works and my favorite mysteries.

Young, idealistic sweethearts Frank and Josephine Duveneck created a gorgeous rural utopia, about an hour from San Francisco, for visitors who can't afford to enjoy paradise. Hidden Villa has a farm where visitors meet lambs, pigs, cows and chickens surrounded by fields blooming with yellow daisies,...

On cable news they called Thursday night's first hearing of the House Jan. 6 committee "somber," and "powerful." I watched instead of listened, driving through the darkening early summer evening on the first day of a cross-country drive with my 13-year-old. An elegant old road, Route 20 across upst...

I listened to the first hearing driving through Trump country. Production values were great! But that's about it

The woods can be full of life in the wintertime — you just have to know how to find it. It can be a good time to hunt for seeds or locate wild plants, said herbalist Lindsey Praksti. Finding what you're looking for can be a challenge though. "At that

Writers have long plotted murder mysteries in gardens of all sorts. What makes these fertile grounds for detective fiction?

An experiment at the University of Cambridge highlights the environmental cost of a well-manicured lawn

In western Montana's Mission Mountains, whitebark pine trees have been hit hard by blister rust, an invasive disease.

Home gardeners are invited to enter their best blooms in Greensburg Garden Center's biennial standard flower show. "Growing Wild" will take place from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at the McKenna Senior Center, 971 Old Salem Road, Greensburg. Submissions will be accepted from 3 to 5 p.m. Friday at the

The barn swallow's flight, the mocking bird's song, the cardinal's color, and the hummingbird's character.

There are entire families of plants and mushrooms that have no toxic members, professional forager says.